Crate for sheet-glass.



W. COX.

CRATE FOR SHEET GLASS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1914.

1,175,898. I Patented Mar. 14,1916.

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WALTER COX, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB T0 PENNSYLVANIA WIRE GLASS COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CRATE FOR SHEET-GLASS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WALTER Cox, a citlzen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Crate for Sheet- Glass, of which the following is a specification.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a crate for sheet glass which is rigid and protects the glass, which remains in good condition during and after transportation and shipment and which for its construction requires comparatively little or light pieces of lumber.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts producing a crate which is a new article of manufacture and is possessed of advantages, all of which will be hereinafter described and claimed, but first reference will be made to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, is a side view partly in elevation and partly in section of a crate embodying features of the invention. Fig. 2, is an end view of the crate, and Fig. 3, is a section taken onthe line 3 -3 of Fig. 1.

The sides of the crate are both alike and one of them will be described.

1 and 2 are top and bottom rails. Between these rails there is a lattice consisting of center pieces 3 and generally wedgeshaped end pieces 4, disposed normally or at right angles to the top and bottom rails. The lattice also comprises two series of preferably upwardly divergent slats 5, extending and 2 and disposed respectively between the center and end pieces. These slats 5 are shown as alined with the inclined faces of the end nieces 4. The lattice also comprises two cross bars 6 meeting at an obtuse angle at the center and extending to the pieces 4. The bottom 7 is arranged between the parts 3, 5, and 4. The ends 8 are arranged between the parts 4. The top 9 is applied on top of the ends. The various parts are secured together as by nails or like fastenings which are indicated, for example, at 10 on the drawings. Cleats 11 are applied to between the top and bottom rails 1' the ends of the crate and connect the top and bottom rails respectively and bind in the ends and also the bottom 7.

The lattice can be constructed by nailing its various parts together as shown and can then be applied by nailing it to the bottom and ends of the box, whereupon the cleats 11 can be applied, thus completing the box structure. The described structure by reason of the disposition of its parts, including the lattice sides, is rigid and strong. The lattices may be said to be top and bottom cords connected by struts and tie-pieces and they are therefore capable of carrying great weight even though supported unevenly or at intervals and they are capable of resisting thrust applied at the ends, so that the crate resists the strain put upon it as when it is carried or pushed, which are things to which it is subjected in transportation and handling. The lattice structure permits of the use of comparatively little and light lumber in proportion to its strength, because the material is so distributed as to be in the places where it is needed to carry the loads or resist the strains or stresses incident to the shipment and handling of the crate. For the reason stated the crate is not only well adapted to protect sheet glass in transportation, but the crate remains intact and can be used for reloading and if necessary storing the goods.

What I claim is:

1. A crate for sheet glass having in combination a top, a bottom and ends, and sides each consisting of top and bottom rails having between them a lattice of perpendicularly disposed center and end pieces and two divergent series of slats disposed at the opposite sides of the center pieces, and two cross bars meeting at an obtuse angle in the center.

2. A crate for sheet glass having in combination a top, a bottom and ends, sides each consisting of top and bottom rails having between them a lattice of perpendicularly disposed center and end pieces and two divergent series of slats disposed at the opposite sides of the center pieces and two cross bars meeting at an obtuse angle in the center, and cleats at the ends joining the In testimony whereof I have hereunto top and bottom rails respectively. signed by name in the presence of Witnesses. 10

3. A crate for sheet glass having in combination a top, a bottom and ends and simi v WALTER CGX. 1211' sides each consisting of top and bottom WVitnesses: rails having between them a lattice of two F RANK L. MARTIN, divergent series of slats, and two cross bars RHODA E. R001, meeting at an obtuse angle in the center. HARVEY E. SMITH.

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